Weather tracker: heatwave triggers deadly wildfires in Turkey | Turkey
This week, the other parts of Türkiye and the Balkans were held by a heat wave and sparking fires that left at least 10 people in dead and dozens of hospitals.
The temperatures intensified at the weekend and on Tuesday, Greece’s Volos 43C (109F) was on the top. Touristic attraction centers such as Acropolis were closed by the authorities between noon and 17:00.
High pressure throughout the region brought heat and minimal rainfall above the average in June and July, and the rainfall is about 80-90% of the average average.
Roasting temperatures, strong winds and lightning strikes in the region triggered widespread forest fires. Great flames were reported in the wrist, Sakarya and Karabuk in Northern Türkiye and led to the evacuation of several villages and the death of 10 fire and rescue workers and 14 more injured.
Northern Scandinavia is experiencing intense heat, which is maximum temperatures in the mid-30s, at least 10C of the average for the time of the year. Heatwave, especially older people, young children and chronic health conditions, led to an increase in hospital assumptions.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has released air warnings during the week and is expected to decrease the heat wave this weekend.
In the North Pacific, the sea surface temperatures are higher than the average of the year to 5C. Excessive heat poses a threat to corals, which are very sensitive to water temperature.
The US National Ocean and the atmosphere administration issued a second -level warning, which draws attention to the risk of bleaching and death of some species. High sea surface temperatures are expected to continue until August and increase the pressure on one of the most important regions for fisheries in the world.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Wipha continued to cause widespread damage in East Asia. The storm went to the summit on Sunday morning and continued with winds recorded near Hong Kong and broadcasting the highest -level hurricane warning near Hong Kong.
Wipha, on Wednesday morning before disintegration with an intense monsoon season already struggled on Tuesday, hit the northern Vietnam to the west on the southern coast of China. Thirty -four people were killed, 77 people are injured or lost.
